Richard Evans

FOXSports.com Tennis Writer

Richard Evans has covered tennis since the 1960s, reporting on more than 150 Grand Slams. He is author of 15 books, including the official history of the Davis Cup and the unofficial history of the modern game in "Open Tennis." Follow him on Twitter.

John Isner fell at the fourth-round hurdle of the Sony Open on
Monday, decisively beaten 6-3, 7-6 by Marin Cilic of Croatia, but
US No. 1 Sam Querrey got a free pass into the quarterfinals when
Milos Raonic withdrew with a strep throat.